Airline Moves Fast Over Appleton Airport Move
North Central Airlines rushed to seek CAB authorization to drop Appleton service and shift to the new Outagamie County airport after Outagamie officials demanded move by Monday. The airline filed late Wednesday and hoped for a Friday CAB decision as the county weighs court action.
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North Central Airlines
Outagamie County
Civil Aeronautics Board
Appleton
Bernard Sweet
North Central
Dan Northwestern
A. W. Ponath
Outagamie Corporation
Mark Catlin
Outagamie
Winnebago County
Winnnebago County
CAB
Oshkosh
Sweet
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
CAB For
Greenville
Minneapolis
Appleton Air Service Set to Start July 19
Appleton Air Service will begin daily round trips between Appleton and Chicago on July 19. John Conway, vice president of Air Wisconsin, announced the launch after a meeting of officials. A second De Havilland Dove plane was purchased to expand the operation.
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Appleton Air Service
Appleton
Air Wisconsin
Chicago
North Central Airlines
John Conway
Conway
Tim
Wisconsin Assembly backs private college grant plan
Wisconsin Assembly Education Committee approved a bill to create a state Higher Education Aids Commission to award need based grants to attend private colleges, with a $1.4 million per biennium cost. Grants range 50 to 250 dollars per semester, income based, and tuition must exceed 20 dollars. Other lawmakers support a separate loan forgiveness proposal to encourage graduates to teach in Wisconsin.
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Madison
Assembly Education Committee
Wisconsin
State Commission of Higher Educational Aids
David Martin
R - Neenah
Lewis Mittness
Janesville
Bob Brown
University of Wisconsin
Brown
Coordinating Committee For Higher Education
Luna 6 Mission Deviates. Moon Abort Likely
Moscow reports Luna 6 unmanned moon mission malfunctioned during a corrective maneuver. An engine fired but could not be switched off, causing trajectory to deviate and miss the moon by about 92,000 miles. Tass notes the June 9 event and ongoing evaluation.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Space Heroes Return To Families In Texas
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White arrive in Houston to a hero’s welcome. Families embrace on the doorstep as they recount the voyage, noting the vast distances traveled and the overwhelming joy of reunion. The scene includes tender reunions with wives and children, a private NASA lounge chat, and a homecoming banner.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
Edward White
Pi Io
Father McDivitt
McDivitt
Mec
Divitt
White
Pat
NASA
Patrick
Eddie
Winte
Wasp
Mayport
Fla
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Guido Rahr Appointment Stirs Debate
In Madison, the Wisconsin Senate confirmed seven Warren Knowles appointees, with Guido Rahr of Manitowoc triggering the main opposition. Democratic leader Richard Zaborski accused Rahr of operating a malting plant in Shakopee that polluted the Minnesota River, calling for suspension rather than reward. Other confirmed appointees included Paul Pratt as director of Resource Development and officials on aging, regents, and chiropractic examiners boards.
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Zaborski
Minnesota
Rahr
Senate
Paul Pratt
Beloit
Department of Resource Development
T A. Duckworth
Wausau
William T. Eggers
Milwaukee
State Commission On Aging
Charles D. Gelatt
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Carl Webster
Whitehall
James Stacker
Port Washington
State Board of Examiners
Pope Paul VI Visits Pisa For Day Of The Priesthood
Pope Paul VI drew near half a million attendees in Pisa for the Day of the Priesthood at the Italian Eucharistic Congress. Premier Aldo Moro and Defense Minister Giulio Andreotti greeted him at the airfield as crowds gathered around the Square of Miracles near the Leaning Tower.
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Pisa
Italy
Paul VI
Pope Paul
Rome
Pius IX
Camp Darby
U.S
Aldo Moro
Giulio Andreotti
Vatican
Air
Orvieto
Monte Cassino
Holy Land
India
Johnson Talks Viet Nam War Strategy With Taylor
President Johnson conferred informally with Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and top advisers on the escalating Viet Nam conflict. Taylor to return Friday for a National Security Council session. participants included Rusk, McNamara, Raborn, Ball, Vance, Bundy, and Bundy Jr.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
Taylor
National Security Council
George E. Reedy
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Cabinet
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
William F. Raborn Jr
Central Intelligence Agency
George W. Ball
Cyrus R. Vance
William P. Bundy
McGeorge Bundy
Knowles Signs Bills On Six Month Voting Referendum
Governor Knowles signed bills to place a referendum on the November 1966 ballot to shorten residency for state and local election voting from one year to six months. He noted mobility and access to information support quicker citizen proficiency. Six months remains the minimum for presidential ballots.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Knowles
Reports Vary On Casualties In Dong Xoai Battle
In Dong Xoai 1500 Viet Cong overran the district capital as reinforcements jumped from helicopters. American losses at a nearby camp were reported as dead missing or wounded, with officials giving varying tallies. Vietnamese casualties appeared heavy as a relief force was destroyed by enemy fire.
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Dong Xoai
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Dane
Phuoc Vinh
Washington
State Department
Cao van Vien
Vote Machine Bill Rejected By Committee
Madison officials reported the Assembly Elections Committee voted 6 to 1 to reject a bill allowing Wisconsin municipalities to use electronic voting machines. The measure, passed by the Senate earlier, faced opposition over ballot security and fears of vote tampering, while supporters argued lower cost and safeguards. Representatives of Milwaukee, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and IBM urged approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Senate
Wisconsin
Assembly Elections Committee
Earl McEssy
Fond du Lac
McEssy
Milwaukee
League of Wisconsin
International Business Machines
IBM
Full Support Is Pledged To New GOP Chairman
In Columbus, GOP leaders including Barry Goldwater absent, pledged full support for National Chairman Ray Bliss to unify the party for 1966 and 1968. Eisenhower Nixon Scranton praise Bliss. 19,000 attend $10 dinners raising about $1 million. Bliss warns no secret cure-all, urges hard work and unity after 1964 split.
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GOP
Columbus
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
White House
Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Ray Bliss
Republican Party
Richard M Nixon
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Ohio
George Romney
Michigan
Cleveland
Nyson
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